Unknown Files Suddenly Appearing - - Mac.installer.zip and Others.

[PowrDroid]

Yesterday evening I pulled down my window shade to look at some new notifications and I noticed there was a file downloaded to my Download folder called mac.installer.zip. I did not download this file so I deleted it. After work today I come home and see that mac.installer.zip had been downloaded again at 11:42 am. What is this file?

I've subsequently noticed many more files on my Nexus that I did not see there yesterday. What is going on?

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[Paul627g]

Sounds like your have a rogue app downloading/installing things on its own... What have you installed recently?

I only say this because I had the same issue with my kids downloading some kids games onto my N7 (2012) and all the sudden I noticed new shortcuts popping up on the homescreen...

 

[PowrDroid]

Sounds like your have a rogue app downloading/installing things on its own... What have you installed recently?

I only say this because I had the same issue with my kids downloading some kids games onto my N7 (2012) and all the sudden I noticed new shortcuts popping up on the homescreen...

I downloaded Solitaire Classic for my elderly mom to play yesterday.

If I use ES File Explorer and look at Device storage I see folders named "Vendor", "Tombstones" "Persist", "d", and many others I hadn't seen before.

How did you resolve your problem?

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[brosko]

Some of these games you download will do that. Delete the game then all of the shortcuts etc. That it created

 

[PowrDroid]

Some of these games you download will do that. Delete the game then all of the shortcuts etc. That it created

I will delete the game, there are no extra short cuts. Do any of those file folders I listed--Vendors, Persist, d, - - seem legit?

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[PowrDroid]

double post

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[Paul627g]

Some of these games you download will do that. Delete the game then all of the shortcuts etc. That it created

^^ This...

Its unfortunate that some developers have either allowed their apps to download random apps to your device. I think its a dirty practice doing so without your knowledge but then again when you agree to all the lines of " permissions " to download the original app you kinda open the door to this activity.

 

[Paul627g]

I will delete the game, there are no extra short cuts. Do any of those file folders I listed--Vendors, Persist, d, - - seem legit?

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I would assume they are part of the misc apps installed. If they appear to have nothing you need or recognize then you should be fine deleting them.

 

[brosko]

I would delete them

 

[PowrDroid]

Attempting to delete them yields message "this file may not be deleted." Wondering if they are part of Android.

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[brosko]

Attempting to delete them yields message "this file may not be deleted." Wondering if they are part of Android.

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Then I guess you're not going to delete them. They must be important? Just delete the app then.

 

[patruns]

Attempting to delete them yields message "this file may not be deleted." Wondering if they are part of Android.

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I think you are a point where you should consider doing a factory reset. You'll sleep better at night.

 

[PowrDroid]

I think you are a point where you should consider doing a factory reset. You'll sleep better at night.

I might have to do that. I've only had the device for 3 weeks and it would be relatively easy to reconfigure it after a reset.

 

[vmurph]

Vendor, d, and Persist are system folders.